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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does culture shock take place, in Toffler's account?
(a) Foreign travelers.
(b) All modern people.
(c) Developing nations.
(d) Urban populations.

2. In what way is spring break in Ft. Lauderdale exemplary of super-industrial culture?
(a) Students get to experiment with their personalities.
(b) Students form temporary relationships.
(c) Students get a degree of freedom they don't have anywhere else.
(d) Students destroy the environment and leave.

3. Which relationship is not one of the relationships Toffler describes as comprising social experience?
(a) Organizations.
(b) Morals.
(c) People.
(d) Places.

4. What is the consequence of the faster pace of things, in Toffler's account?
(a) People see things as disposable.
(b) People learn to pay what things are worth.
(c) People learn to respect each other's labor.
(d) People learn to conserve.

5. What term does Toffler use to describe the future society?
(a) Mega-production.
(b) Transnational capitalism.
(c) Super-industrialism.
(d) Technological totalitarianism.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the social experiences Toffler defines register the development of culture?

2. What problem does Toffler describe for professionals in a future society?

3. What was it that attracted immigrants to America, according to Toffler?

4. What part of spring break does Toffler say makes it worthwhile for beach communities?

5. What does Toffler say people get from mobility?

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